1、Designation: D 2745 00 (Reapproved 2008)Standard Test Method forRelative Tinting Strength of White Pigments by ReflectanceMeasurements1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 2745; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case o
2、f revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This test method describes the procedure for determin-ing the relative tinting strength of wh
3、ite pigments by reflec-tance measurements of black tints.1.2 This test method is applicable only for comparing thetest pigment with a reference standard of the same type andgrade.NOTE 1Test Method D 332 describes a procedure for visual assess-ment of blue-tinted samples.1.3 The values stated in SI u
4、nits are to be regarded as thestandard. The values given in parentheses are for informationonly.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health p
5、ractices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D 332 Test Method for Relative Tinting Strength of WhitePigments by Visual ObservationD 2244 Practice for Calculation of Color Tolerances andColor Differences from Instrumental
6、ly Measured ColorCoordinates3. Summary of Test Method3.1 Pigment is dispersed in a vehicle and let down withadditional vehicle that has been tinted. Dispersion and letdownare accomplished with a mechanical muller. Both the test andstandard pigments are treated identically. Opaque drawdownsare made o
7、f the paint and the Y tristimulus values (green-filterreflectance) of the wet films are measured. The relative tintingstrength of the test pigment is calculated directly from thereflectance values.4. Significance and Use4.1 Tinting strength is one of the most important propertiesof a white pigment.
8、This test method provides a means oftesting this property for quality control.4.2 This test method is a referee method, and the vehicle forpreparing the dispersion and the black for tinting are suggested,but others may be used provided both the purchaser and theseller agree to the changes.4.3 The re
9、sults obtained with a muller do not necessarilyagree with industrial situations where different dispersingconditions exist. However, dispersing with a muller is a fast,relatively inexpensive way of testing tinting strength forroutine quality control.5. Apparatus and Materials5.1 Muller, automatic, e
10、quipped with a weight that exerts apermanent 220-N (50-lbf) and an additional weight exerting a50-lbf making a total of 445-N (100-lbf). The two glass platesshall be kept sharp by removing from the machine and grindingthem face-to-face with No. 303 optical emery or equivalent,and water.5.2 SpatulaA
11、flexible spatula having a chromium-platedor plastic blade 75 to 150 mm (3 to 6 in.) long, and anotherwith a 75 mm (3-in.) tapered blade.5.3 Balances(1) A balance sensitive to 20 mg and (2)ananalytical balance sensitive to 0.4 mg.5.4 VehicleBecause the choice of vehicle may affectresults, a solvent-f
12、ree vehicle (excluding refined or low-bodiedlinseed oil) should be agreed upon by the purchaser and theseller.5.5 Tinting BlackA lamp black predispersed in a vehiclesimilar in nature to the test vehicle. Tinting black should beagreed upon between the purchaser and the seller.5.6 ChartEither gray or
13、white lacquered charts cut to aconvenient size.1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paintand Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D01.26 on Optical Properties.Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2008. Published Mar
14、ch 2008. Originallyapproved in 1968. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as D 2745 00.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summ
15、ary page onthe ASTM website.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.5.7 Color Measuring Instruments, meeting the requirementsof Practice D 2244.5.8 Film Applicator50 or 75 mm (2 or 3 in.) wide with aclearance of 150 m ( 6 mil
16、s) to produce wet films about 75 m(3 mils ) thick. This applicator when used as suggested in thetest method will produce an Rfilm.6. Standard6.1 Astandard white pigment of the same type as the sampleto be tested, as agreed upon by the purchaser and the seller.7. Procedure7.1 Place two concentric cir
17、cles under the base plate of themuller so that they can be clearly seen through the plate. Thecircles can be drawn on a paper and inserted under the plate, orthey can be drawn directly on the underside of the bottomplate. The inner circle should be 63 mm (212 in.) in diameterand the outer circle 114
18、 mm (412 in.) in diameter.7.2 Make a preliminary test by dispersing standard whitepigment in a clear vehicle at the pigment volume concentration(PVC) given in Table 1 and adding tinting black to determinethe amount of black required to provide a reflectivity of 0.42 60.03. Prepare a “black letdown v
19、ehicle” by adding tinting blackto clear vehicle so that 1.000 g of the black letdown vehiclewill contain the same amount of black that provided thisreflectivity. Three examples are given in Table 1.7.3 Weigh the pigment to the nearest g with the analyticalbalance in accordance with Table 1 and trans
20、fer to the lowerplate of the muller. Add clear vehicle to the pigment inaccordance with Table 1 (Note 2). Mix with a spatula until apaste is obtained. “Pick up” the paste with the spatula andspread it within the area between the two concentric circles onthe plate. Close the muller, mull 25 times, an
21、d collect the paste.Thoroughly mix the black letdown vehicle in its container.Add1.000 g of black letdown vehicle as specified in Table 1 to thewhite paste and mix in thoroughly with a spatula. Again spreadthe paste within the two concentric circles, mull 25 times,pickup the paste, spread within the
22、 area, and mull a final 25times more. Prepare a reference standard with each series oftest pigments by this same procedure.NOTE 2An analytical balance is specified for referee-type of testing;for routine work, weighing to 20 mg has been found satisfactory as analternative procedure. Among the method
23、s of accurately weighing ve-hicles (either the clear or black letdown vehicles) are these two alterna-tives: (1) Place a small beaker of vehicle on the weighing pan of thebalance. Remove and transfer vehicle employing the spatula ultimatelyintended for preparing a paste on the muller. Use the weigh-
24、by-differencemethod. (2) Add the vehicle to a tared metal or plastic plate till the correctweight is reached; transfer to the muller by scraping off the plate with thespatula. If the vehicle tends to run, weigh both pigment and vehicle on theplate making a crater in the pile of pigment to contain th
25、e vehicle.7.4 Standardize the color measuring instrument for mea-surement of the green filter reflectance (that is, Y-value) with,if necessary, a wet-film adapter in place. Adjust the colorinstrument to the approximate expected reading. Draw downthe sample paint on the chart (lacquered side) with th
26、eapplicator blade (5.8). Place the film immediately on thereading port, cover the back of the chart with a flat, black panel(for example, black structural glass) to keep the chart flat andprevent exterior light from entering the color measuringinstrument, and read the reflectance immediately (Note 3
27、),recording the value. Clean the port of the colorimeter thor-oughly with a rag. Draw down the standard paint and readimmediately as before (Note 4). When the reflectance readingof the sample is greater than the standard, the sample isstronger in tinting strength. When it is lower, it is weaker.NOTE
28、 3Flooding will cause drifting in the reflectance reading of somefilms. When the color measuring instrument is already adjusted to theexpected reading, an experienced operator can read the reflectance withhigh precision in a very short interval. Consequently the time lapsebetween draw-down and refle
29、ctance reading should be as short aspossible.NOTE 4Although the method is primarily intended as a rapid method,it obviously can be adapted to measuring the tinting strength in a dry filmof paint. For this an appropriate amount of cobalt drier is added to theblack letdown vehicle during its preparati
30、on (see 7.2), and the films areallowed to dry as needed before making the reflectance measurements. Itshould be cautioned that tinting-strength values measured on dry filmsmay differ from those measured on wet films.8. Calculation of Tinting Strength8.1 Calculate the tinting strength as follows:TS 5
31、 T!1 2 R!2/2R#s/1 2 R!2/2R#uT!where:TS = tinting strength of test pigment,R= measured reflectance factor (as a decimal),T = assigned tinting strength of standard, usually 100 %,and subscripts “ u” and “s” refer to the test andstandard pigments, respectively.9. Report9.1 Report the following informat
32、ion:9.1.1 Tinting strength rounded to three significant figures,TABLE 1 Examples of Preparation of Black Letdown VehiclesPigment TypeApproximatePigmentDensityPigment, g Clear Vehicle, gBlack LetdownVehicle, gApproximatePVC of FinalPaint, %PredispersedBlack,AgClear Vehicle,BgTitanium dioxide:rutilean
33、atase4.13.83.0003.0002.0002.2501.0001.00020206.80 93.20Lithopone 4.3 5.000 1.220 1.000 35 2.25 250.00Zinc oxide, leaded 5.9 5.000 2.460 1.000 20Zinc oxide 5.6 5.000 2.660 1.000 20White lead 6.8 3.000 0.810 1.000 20ADaniel Products Co. Lampblack F is used for this example.BA 50-50 (by weight) composi
34、te vehicle, Aroplaz 1271 and 1278, is the “vehicle” used for this example.D 2745 00 (2008)29.1.2 Identification of the pigment, the reference standard,and the arbitrary assigned value, T, of the tinting strength forthe reference standard. (Also identify the vehicle and colorantemployed.), and9.1.3 N
35、ame and model number of the color measuringinstrument employed.10. Precision10.1 On the basis of an interlaboratory test of this testmethod in which seven laboratories tested four materialscovering a broad range in tinting strength using five types ofcolorimeters, the standard deviation was found to
36、 be 1.16within laboratories and 1.72 among laboratories. Based on this,the following criteria should be used for judging the accept-ability of results at the 95 % confidence level when thestandard is assigned a value of 100:10.1.1 RepeatabilityTwo results obtained by the sameoperator on the same pig
37、ment should be considered suspect ifthey differ by more than 3.3 units.10.1.2 ReproducibilityTwo reported results, obtained byoperators in different laboratories, should be considered sus-pect if they differ by more than 4.9 units.11. Keywords11.1 muller; tinting strength; white pigmentsASTM Interna
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